In a statement Facebook said “Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play, and communicate.”

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Facebook reveals its growth

Following up the Oculus announcement, Facebook also shared some numbers about its growth, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook has 1 billion monthly active users on mobile. That’s up from 945 million as of the end of its most recent quarter.

The Facebook owned photo and video sharing platform, Instagram now has over 200 million monthly active users and more than 20 billion photos have been shared on the service. That’s up from the 150 million user mark announced last September.